Monday, January 22, 2018

In our science unit on senses, we are now learning about ways that animals use their senses.  Today we learned a little rhyme to remind us about how different eye positions provide different sensory benefits for particular animals:

In math, we are continuing to practice single digit addition and subtraction.  Today, we used dominoes and number lines to work on subtraction.  The hardest part for many students is not including the initial number in their backwards counting.  For example, in the question 6-2, some students are still working on counting 5, 4 instead of 6, 5.  We will keep practicing this over the course of the week.

Many students are now using a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words we encounter in our guided reading books.  Try incorporating a dictionary into your nightly home reading routine to develop vocabulary and deepen comprehension.   

After spending some time last week learning about subjects and predicates in sentences, we are now moving onto editing.  Today, we had to copy a message from the board and then try to correct all of the errors.  Rereading our writing is becoming increasingly important, so as to ensure our message is clear.

Reminders:

• January 25: Scholastic book orders due
• January 25 and 26: Conferences
• January 29: No School